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Hugh Jackman’s commercial for Ryan Reynolds’ gin company is hilariously brutal
It was only ever going to end one way, wasn't it?
As soon as Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman announced their "truce" on social media — and said they were planning to make commercials for each other's companies — it seemed pretty clear things were going to go wrong.
Well, guess what? Wrong is exactly what...
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February 5, 2019February 11, 2019Insights
The Great Naturalist John Burroughs on Art, the Courage to Defy Convention, and the Measure of a Visionary
"The new man makes room for himself, and if he be of the first order he largely makes the taste by which he is appreciated, and the rules of art by which he is to be judged."
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Behrouz Boochani: detained asylum seeker wins Australia’s richest literary prize
Guardian writer on Manus Island wins $125,000 after sweeping non-fiction prize and Victorian prize for literatureThe winner of Australia’s richest literary prize did not attend the ceremony.His absence was not by choice. Continue reading...
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January 30, 2019February 11, 2019Off-Topic
Genius woman turns her AirPods into earrings so they won’t get lost
Apple AirPods may be more high-tech than old school wired headphones, but they're way easier to misplace.
Since they're each about an inch and a half in length and not tethered to anything, losing AirPods is common. And even if you've managed to keep track of both wireless headphones since buying them, you're probably...
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January 30, 2019February 11, 2019Off-Topic
Rich dude says a housekeeper stuck in elevator for 3 days did not test ‘limits of human endurance’ and ummmm
It is almost as if the rich people have lost touch.
A 53-year-old housekeeper was trapped in the elevator of her billionaire employer's New York apartment building for three days last weekend. What caused the elevator to malfunction is unclear, but the woman was in stable condition after being rescued Monday morning and...
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January 29, 2019February 11, 2019Tech
Twitch streamer falls asleep during stream, wakes up to find 200 people watching him
For just one day, the internet collectively came together...to watch someone sleep.
Twitch streamer JesseDStreams found that his audience was still willing to hype him up, even when he fell asleep for 3 whole hours during a livestream.
In the clip, you can see him waking up slowly, not sure what is going on — and...
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January 24, 2019February 11, 2019Insights
How to Rewire Your Broken Behavioral Patterns: Shakespeare’s Advice on Acquiring Better Habits
"Assume a virtue, if you have it not."
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January 21, 2019February 11, 2019Off-Topic
How do you draw an X? Twitter is divided over it.
Draw an X. I'll wait.
Now, how did you go about it? The left stroke first, downward, then the right, or the right stroke first, upward? Turns out there are multiple ways.
SEE ALSO: Everyone's taking their anger out on Sasuke in this hilarious new meme
The question of how folks instinctively draw an X has gone viral, thanks...
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January 19, 2019February 11, 2019Off-Topic
Mexican airline trolls Americans with brilliant ad
While the debate over immigration and a border wall between the United States and Mexico has helped grind the U.S. federal government to a halt, Mexico's national airline, AeroMexico, is trolling Americans with a new ad called "DNA Discounts."
The ad features purported residents of Wharton, Texas, a town...